If you remember Eugene O’neill’s American tragedy, The Iceman Cometh, you might have been in a high school drama class in the 1960s in West Columbia, Texas, with a teacher who believed O’neill’s work was brilliant. O’neill in her opinion belonged in the same conversation with Tennessee Williams, Lillian Hellman, and Thornton Wilder. Mrs. Juanita Roberts had fiery red hair cut in a pixie and always let her class chat quietly for a few minutes before the bell rang to end class so that she could race to the teachers’ lounge for a smoke. Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end.
Today the state of South Carolina where Pretty and I live has been deemed by the governor to be in the grips of another Iceman who is controlled by Mother Nature and promises to create a nightmare for the entire state. The governor has declared a state of emergency throughout the weekend. Wintry mix, freezing rain, and snow will be the culprits, but the largest blow in the forecast is the ice that will cover everything when the rainfall freezes in places predicted by American meteorologists in whatever model they use to foretell Mother Nature’s fancies.
calm before the storm – looking across the street at naked trees
Pretty made the blue bottle tree in our front yard
our big oak tree in the back yard before the Iceman Cometh
Mother Nature will have her final timing for the Iceman and/or the Weather Person; but for now we cross our fingers that everyone will be safe and that any birthday parties planned for Saturday morning can be continued as scheduled.
Stay tuned.
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10 responses to “the Iceman Cometh? or is it Mother Nature?”
I welcome this weather but hope everyone stays safe.
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Enjoy the cold, Donna! I hope to stay under the covers as much as possible 🙂
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I hope you’ll be well tucked-in by this afternoon when the bad weather hits. In the Maritime provinces, we’d be asking if you have your “storm chips.” A great snack when bad weather keeps you holed up for any length of time,
Two questions for you! What was in the blue bottles before they became decor and what is that beautifully windowed She Shed?
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We actually do have our “storm chips” – when I was ordering the groceries, I asked Pretty what she wanted for the weather, and she said potato chips – and lots of them! We are stocked, and definitely munching away today.
Pretty isn’t sure because she collected them at different places, but she believes they were wine bottles originally.
I think you’re talking about the girls’ “tree house,” and the windows are shutters the girls wanted painted pink? This was one of Pretty’s countless storage places until we repurposed it for the grands. Maybe I’m looking at the wrong thing, though?
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Take care. Changes are happening everywhere. Her in South India we do not have a winter. But December and January the mornings have been chiily. Cold for us.
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Thank you, we will try. Sounds like you need a few of our extra quilts!! You take care, too.
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I have wonderful neighbors and a former coworker who will bail me out if it really accumulates that much. I hope this is the only big production we have this winter. The older I get the less I like snow!!
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Aha! Sounds like you are in good hands so I won’t have to add your name to my Worry List.
Stay safe, Ann.
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Stay safe! Sounds like an ugly storm. Our roads and stores are busy, like right before Christmas, as people buy supplies, gas and extra cash. We might get 2 ft or more of snow. Brr!
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Oh, No, Pennsylvania Person! Do you have someone to help you with the snow accumulations??
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